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I have some of the 80mm Artifex petty's and the handles may be a bit small for you. The Dojo 135mm has a nice, large handle on it, which I like. I haven't used the blade yet, but it is Blue steel for the core, so I know it will take and hold a nice edge. Aogami Super and Blue #2 are different steels btw.

My Idahone just arrived yesterday, so I will try it out on the Artifex and see how it does!

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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 2:07 pm

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Yeah, Blue #2 is not Aogami Super....two different steels.

Of your list, and with what you already have, I would exclude all of the 120mm petty's....to similar to a 150mm petty.

And the Artifex 80mm is a nice little knife. AEB-L takes a great edge and I like stainless in my paring knives.

Watercrawl..."Blue #2 is not Aogami Super....two different steels" ... right on, thanks for the clarification ! I looked up a metallurgy spec from Zknives showing a comparison of Aogami blue 1 , Aogami blue 2, Aogami Super.

Mark... "get the Artifex with a steel you have never tried" ... appreciate the recommendation. In taking a closer look at the Artifex Paring Knifes I suspect they may be a bit too small (I have big mits). However, of the 5 different steels being offered I'm curious which paring knife takes the sharpest edge and holds it the longest? How long are the handles? And, do they all have the same blade thickness? I'll put the MAC rod in the cart.

I really like the (drop point) blade shape on the Dojo Hayashi Petty, it's reminds me of a mini gyuto, but too long at 135mm.

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